Goudy E. Hogan, (1829- )

DIARY, 18^7-1880

A Typewritten TranscriDtion Copied from Microfilm Copy in State Historical Society

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VOLUME III

JOEL E. RICKS COLLECTION OF TRANSCRIPTIONS

The Library of the UTAH STATS AGRICULTURAL COIIEGE Logan, Utah 1955 DIARY OF GOUD1 *. HOGAN NAME LIST

^.dair, J"osephine H. , (Mrs.) (daugh) 46 Ira 39, 4l, 52 .^jgop, John 3£ J. Nelson (son) 33, 39, 52 Anderson, M. (Brother) 23 Joseph Henry 34 Reason, Lewis 42 Josephine (daughter) 52, 54 Beckstead, Gordon (Bro.) 20 Knut (uncle) 1 Gordon 44 Leah 24 Benson, ^zra T. 31, 34, 35 Lovina (twin daughter) 29, 52 pidamon, (Mr.) Lovinia (sister) 2 Billingsley, Elijah (Patriarch) 54 Margaret N. 59, 62 poyde, George 20 Marget (father's mother) Browning, (Bro.) 16 Margret (sister) 2, 10 Budge, William (President) 55 Margret, (daughter) 3A, 32, 44 Buirl, William 34 Mary Josephine (daughter) 34 Bullock, (Bro.) 23 Nele 39, 4l Chadwick, (Mr.) Nephi Knute (son) 28, 33 Chrestensen, Hette 62 Olena 53 Christenson, Louis C. 2t Paul (brother) 7, 53 Dahle, Moses (Bro.) 23 Rachel 24 Dikes, George P. 13, 60 Rosina (twin daughter) 29 Fisher, William 39, 40 Holbrook, Joseph 23 Fosgreen, John 15 Hougun, Oudson 4 Funk, Marcus 43 Hyer, Christian 23, 34 Gray, John 3 Jackson, William 31 Griffin, Thomas 43 Jacob, (patriarch) ^4 Harris, William 43 Jeff, (Bro.) 42 Hendricks, Joseoh 43 Jeffs, (Mr.) 52 William D. 31, 37 Mary 63 Hogan, (uncle) .55 Jensen, (Grandfather) 62 (uncle's son) 55 Kimball, Heber C. (pres.) 10 1 Alle (2nd. grandfather) 56 Lj/man, Amasa 16 pJAlma (son) 32, 41, 44, 45, 52 Markham, Steven 22 Anna (daughter) 44 Merrill, (Bishop) 31, 34, 33, 41 Anna Nelson (wife) 37, 30, 44, 50, 51, 52, 58 Mickelson, Lars 32, 34 ,JAskroon (third grandfather) 56 Neeley, William 11 /Bergetta (wife) 28, 29, 31, 52, 54 Nelson, (father) 48 Bergetta (daughter) 32, 33 (daughters) 40 Brigham Goudy, (son) 26, 34 Ann (daughter) 60, 6l Caroline (sister) 2, 8, 16 Bergetta (daughter) 60, 61 Charles Peter 20 Carl 30, 31 ^Charlotte, (daughter) 52, 54 Chresten (son) 60, 61 ^Christian (son) 31, 33 Christen \ 35 Christiana (wife) 28, 29, 31, 32, 39, 52 Christian (son) 60, 61 Christiana Sarahann 34 Christiana, 60, 61 Erastus Paul, 52 Srick (gr. father's bro.) 3, 56 Erick (gr. grandfather) 56 Srick Goudvson Nibbea (father) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8,9,iq,U, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 23, 34, 46, 47, 43, 52, 55, 56, 58, H°gan, Goudy (grandfather) Goudy Christian (son) 31, 44 jGoudy Knute 33 HHalja (sister) 2 hjl&lja Knutdatter Nostebe (mot... li' ^ 4, 7, 46 /Harriet (daughter) 39

'Heber D. (son) 33, y 4 9 52 -2-

plson, Jona (son) 60, 61 Jensen, Chresten 62 Karen Margrette Chrestensen 59, 60, 61, 62 Knud Chrestensen 59, 60, 6l, 6°, 64 Knut (father-in-law) ?4 Mary 60, 61 Nele (son) 60, 6l Norton, Henry 11 Orson, David (Bro.) 35 Overlander, (Brother) 24 pace, E. (Bro.) 24 Pete"son (Bp.) 51 Knut (Bishop) 45, 51 Pomeroy (Brothers) 16, 1? Pond, Stillman 42 Pratt, Orson 55 Puggeley, Phillip 31 Pulsipher, Lora 1. 12 Rich, Charles C. 16, 19, 21 Riddle, John 33 Roc1"""11, Porter 20, 21 Roskelley (bishop) 40 Sessions, Parry Green 15 Shepherd, Isaaic 10 Jus ten ( his son) 10 Smith, (Brother) 29, 32 Hyrum (Patriarch) 5, 58 John 15 Joseph (Prophet) 5, 6, 55, 58 Snow, Erastus 24, 27, 60 Spencer,'Orson T. 54 Stanley, Franklin 26 Stevens, (merchant) 45 Stewart, Levi 14 Stoker, (Bishop) 23 Surgaardon, Paul (cousin) 56 Taylor, John (President) 27, 34, 58 Thomson, (Bro.) 22 Ve Atkin, Chorloite (grandmother) 59 Whptmer, David 58 Woodruff, (President) 54 Woolf, Abraham 19 Young, Brigham 8, 10, 14, 16, 27, 28, 51, 52, 53, 54 Brigham, Jr. 53 John W. 39 Joseph 54 TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE I Goudy E. Hogan Birth and childhood, in Norway 1 Parents move to America, 1837

Sister dies while crossing ocean 2

Family settles in Illinois, I838 I am hired out as farm helper 3 Hardships of life in Iowa, 1840-43 Mormons convert our family 4

Sorrow at death of Prophet Joseph

Memories of Joseph Smith * .5-6

Anti-mormon agitation in Iowa, I845-46 7

Anti-Mormon prejudice against me at school Saints driven from Nauvoo, Feb. I846 Camp 2 miles from our farm Father decides to sell farm at sacrifice We travel west With Saints, I846 Camp at Mt. Piagah 9

Sister, Margaret, dies at Plum Hollow We hunt deer and honey Food shortage precents our move west Farming near Missouri River, 1847 10 I earn f«&) • freighting in Missouri 11 Father is swindled out of farm We emigrate to Salt Lake, I848 12

Experiences on the plains. 13

Family settles at Bountiful 14

We trade horse and kill oxen for food Clothing made from hides I receive patriarchal blessing 15 Our first Utah crops are poor Fighting crickets Sister helps with the hirvest I go to California to earn money 16

Food shortage on desert, 1849 Oxen and wagons abandoned PAGE II Gougy E. Hogan Take ship from San Pedro to San Francisco Panning for gold on American River 18

Failure of our boys at mining Camp with Mormon Battalion men I become ill and start for Utah 19

I learn of my brother's death Send $300. to father in Utah Indians steal some of our horses in Nevada More horses lost in dessert windstorm .«••• 20

Reach Salt Lake Nov., 1350 Settle tithing I attend school at age 21 Ordained a Seventy 21

Contribute oxen as Temple offering Crops good in 1851-52 22 Father is called on mission to Norway I purchase my first land 23

Plans for my first home I am married December, 1853 • • 24

Continue to improve my property Contribute to Perpetual Emigration Fund- Crops of 1855 are poor 25

Son, Brigham, is born, 1856 Rebaptism and reformation I go to aid suffering handcart company • 26

I am married to Ann Nelson Called on mission to build mail stations Ordered home as Johnstons army comes I serve in battalion at Echo Canyon 27

I return to army, Spring, 1858 We receive orders to return home Move with Saints, South, to Springville Return to Bountiful in July

Harvest good grain crop Wife, Christiana, has twin .girls Prosperous year of 1859 29

We go to settle Richmond, Utah, i860 I furnish outfit to aid emigrants 30 Page III Goudy E. Hogan

I purchase interest in Cub River grist mill Sell Bountiful property to pay debts 31 Add carding machine to grist mill We move house to the mill, I863 Build 6-room house, I864 32

Four of our children die of measles and canker 33

Crops poor because of wet year, I865 Four more of our children die, 1866 We build new grist mill 34

Sell Richmond property, 1867 Exchange farms 1868 35

Grasshoppers destory crops 1868, 1869

Sell interest in one grist mill 36

Sell interest in another mill, 1870 37

Successfully fight grasshoppers, 1871

Help to build railroad into Cache Valley 38

Daughter, Harriet, is married 39

Called to orork on Railroad, 1872 Have good harvest TraiServen areaches travellins Logagn house missionary,• 1873 • 40 Again called to work on Railroad 4l

Harvest good, 1873 Purchase ranch on Mink Creek, 1874 Purchase home in Richmond 42

Set out fruit trees, build sheds, etc. Purchase reaper, mowor, etc. I obey call to settle Dixie, 1874 Many obstacles to leaving Cache Valley • 43

Sacrifices made in getting ready Details of journey south 44-45

PART II BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF GOUDY S... HOGAN

Birth and Childhood Arrival in Utah, I84S 46 PAGE IV Goudy E. Hogan Social life in Utah Preparation for Marriage 47

Courting the Nelson sisters 48- 50

Marries both and later another Move to Richmond, Utah , 50

Called to Dixie, 1874 We settle at Leeds ... 51

Death of son Erastus Paul Return to Dixie Appointed Bishop of Leeds Father dies, 1876 52

Dedication of St. George Temple Blessings of Brigham Young Observations on the United order 53

Investigation of United Order I move with family to Orderville Trip to Richmond for rest of family Appointed to Scandinavian Mission ., 54

Missionary work in Norway, 1877 Visit relatives and gather genealogy 55-56

Prejudice against the Mormons I become President of Mission Branch 57

Return to America, 1880 Visiting old home in Iowa Visit Carthage, Nauvoo, Missouri, etc. Spend winter at Richmond, Utah 58

Purchase woolen mill for Orderville Falling health (End of Hogan biography)

Sketch of the life of Knud Chrestensen Nelson 59-61

Sketch of life of Karen Margrette Chrestensen 62-64 •

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HISTORY OF GOUDY HOGAN i II mm •• MI • i- -i— —— •• •• i —-. — —i— (from his own diary in his handwriting1 * 4- * )N

Born September 16, 1829 - Tensprestijold, Buskrude County, Norway.

Died January 30, 1898 at the Mill, Richmond, Utah.

Departed ^or mission to Norway September 3, 1878. Arrived home

September 13, i860. Presided over the Branch of 165 members in the

city of Bramnon branch.

Arrived in Salt Lake in Jera Pulsifer Company, September, I848.

Arrived in Richmond the 29th of March i860. Snow was 12-18 inches deex) at Richmond.

1837

Goudy Hogan was born September 16, 1829 in Norway Tensprestijold overy tolenarkon. My parents names are Erick Goudyson Hibbon Hogan. tfly mother's maiden name Is Halja Knitdatter Rostobe. They were naturally religious and lived a moral life. Belonged to the Lutheran Church and when

I was six weeks old I was christened by being taken to the church and sprinkled by the Priest. When old enough I was taught to read at home by standing by my mother when she would card or spin at a little wheel, also to reverence God from my youth and Sabbath Day my father would read a text from a Book called hous poste. I was required to sit still and listen to the text and on the Sabbath Day I and none of the children were allowed to whittle with a knife or do any work nor to chop wood on the Lord's day as was called.

In 1837 my Father was moved upon to sell out his farm and start to

America to better his conditions temperally. Sold his farm for ^500 to his brother Knut. It was a great surprise to his folks and fend p. lj all the 1837 Goudy Hogan, p. 2

people around in that part of the country to start to America with a family in those ea,rly days as my Father was the first one that had been known to start to America in that part of the country. I remember my Father relating a circumstance that took place after he made up his mind to go to America.

My Grandmother Marget, my Father's Mother, after she had heard that her son

Srick was calculating to sell out and go to America came to my Father and said, is it possible that you are In earnest about going to America and leave your native land and your relations. A Relation said, you will run that great risk of being shipwrecked and we will never hear from you any more. My Father said to his Mother, "The Lord has preserved so many all their life on the sea that he certainly can preserve me and my family in crossing once.'1 Well, said his Mother, if that is your faith go in the name of the Lord. My Mother felt very sorry so much, so that when we were ready to start Mother fainted in her chair so that Father took her in his arms and carried her out and sat her in the side saddle on a horse. This was in consequence of the great mourning that was done by all our relations, at a funeral 'there could not have been more mourning manifested, (p. 2)

In my Father's family at the time we started were 5 children. I was the oldest. There were Goudy, Caroline, Halja, Margret, and Lovlnia.

While on the sea many of us were sea sick and Halja died on the sea and had to be put in a coffin and dropped into the sea. This was a great sorrow to us all especially Mother, and when we came to Chicago Margret also died.

1838

While changing our luggage from one boat to another the box that fend. p. %Q had the money in was unlocked and in rolling the box over, the lid became that y opened and the money was gold coin dropped into thaharbor between the boats where it was 10 or 12 feet deep. Some of the money was found but most of it 1838 Goudy Hogan, p. 3

was lost, some $200. The sail ship was nearly 3 months on the seas with a great head wind to contend with and had water to drink that isras very un­ wholesome.

Moved into Lacal County, Illinois where there was a few familites lived that had a few years previously come from some other parts of

Norway. There my Father worked land on shares for 4 years and made a little means so to get a team. Then we moved 180 miles to Iowa where there was land to be had very cheap. This was in Lee County ten miles west from Nauvoo.

I will now go back to where we lived in Illinois. My Father hired me out to a man that lived on a large prairie. There was no fence around the field. I was 9 years old and willing to go with this man,

John Gray. He had several horses and cows and the work horses I had to take across some swamps 2 or 3 miles every evening after I had done all I could all day in the field and every morning soon as day light came I was waked up and had to go after the horses,.wading through swamps and by wet grass the t water being cold in the morning. This was in April, May and June in I838.

My Father came to see me at the close of the three months. I had been looking for my Father for a long time, I did not know the road home being a long way over a large prairie, or else I would have left the place long before

I did. When I saw my Father come I was overjoyed to think I could get away from that place. IA Father felt very sorrowful to see my condition.

My feet were swollen so that I did not look natural and ray feet and legs were swollen so much that I could scarcely walk. When I came fend p. 3j home my Mother saw my condition she was overcome with sorrow to see my affliction with bad treatment but I shall never forget the feelings of joy and satisfaction that I had in once more getting home and being kindly treated. .-•

Goudy Hogan, p. 4

1841

My parents arrived In Iowa in time to raise a small crop of

potatoes. This land was called half-breed land and was not surveyed

by the Government at that time. The land that my Father selected

for his house was timber land and covered with oak or hickory

grubs that had to be grubbed out before -plowing. This cost a

great deal of hard labor to prepare the ground for plowing. During

the summer and fall a log house was built and other Improvements, (p. 3)

1842

In the winter my Father worked cutting logs and splitting

rails to fence in a small pice of land. Ihauled the logs on the

ground where the fence should be with one horse on a sleigh as

there was snow on the ground all winter, while my father chopped

and loaded the logs to be split into rails. During this year there

were several acres of land fenced and cleared off and we raised a

good crop' of corn mostly. There was not school because it was newly settled country.

1843

In the winter a man by the name of Gudmon Hougus, a Nor­ wegian, came from Illinois where we formerly lived to visit us and preach Mormonism in our native tongue. After hearing one or

two discourses my Father was convinced of the truth of the everlasting

gospel and was the first in that part of the country of the Scandinavian

to believe and embrace the Gospel and soon after my Mother also was baptized. 1843 Goudy Hogan, p. 5

I also was baptized the same winter. There was a branch of the

Church organized on Soldier Creek called the Norwegian Branch.

Some half dozen families, but only half of them came to the valleys

of the Mountains.

1844

Ity Father continued to fence and clear the land and built a

log barn to keep stock in and hay. I will here make mention of a

circumstance that took place the 27th day of June while I with

some other boys was out in the woods gathering wild strawberries.

There came some of the neighbors boys and brought sorrowful news

that Joseph Smith was martyred, which report I had frequently

heard several times before, but this time it had an impression

on my mind that it was too true, and I was overcome with grief

and sorrow to that degree that I went out to one side and wept

like a child. I had no control over my feelings and when I came to

the house my parents were cast down with grief. A few days after,

I, with my Father, went to Nauvoo after our beloved Prophet and

Patriarch were buried and the whole city of Nauvoo was in mourning.

Every family was downcast and in mourning as though every family

had lost a member of their family. VI very frequently went with my

Father from where we lived 8 miles to Nauvoo to meeting and back

home the same day on foot to hear the Prophet Joseph Smith and

the Patriarch Hyrum and others preach with great power. I was

then 14 years old, but I was very anxious to go to meeting and

listen to what the servants of the Lord had to say. On one occasion

when I went with my Father to Nauvoo to meeting on April 6th, the same year of the martyrdom, while they held meetings in the grove not far

from the Temple a very large congregation was gathered having come a long 1844 Goudy Hogan, p. 6

way on foot, I with a few other boys climbed up on some boards behind the stand that was temporary so that I could hear every word that was said. I was sitting close behind the Prophet Joseph Smith so that I nearly touched his clothes. I had not been long In the church and was somewhat superstitious and took particular notice of his manner of dress and motion. I remember that he had on a light colored linen coat with a small hole in each elbow of his coat sleeve. I remember thinking that he was not a proud man and that his very noble experience inspired me with great confidence and faith that he was a great (p. 4.) Prophet of the Lord. I also remember while one was preaching the Prophet Joseph spoke to the

Elder that was preaching to stop pjpwttmiflff for a minute. Joseph the

Propeht rose from his seat and said in a loud voice owing to the large congregation that was assembled saying he wished some of those young men on the outside of the congregation that were making disturbance by talking loud to the young ladies would not do so but

4 wait and go to their homes and speak to them by the consent of their parents. The speaker continued his discourse and after a while the

Prophet walked down from the stand and walked through the alley to the further side of the congregation where the disturbance was.

Although the alley was densely crowded with people stanching up, the way opened up so that he walked through and back without any hindrance where it would seem impossible for BXIJ other man to do so.

Such was the respect of the people for Joseph Smith so you can see that he was not above acting in the capacity of a deacon when it was really necessary. There was no more disturbance in that meeting.) In this meeting he said that North and. South America would become Mount 3

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Zion and that the constitution would hang on a simple untwisted

thread and that the Latter Day Saints would save it.

1845

My Father continued to build and fence and clear the land this

year. We built a large Norwegian granary built on 12 posts 15 inches

from the ground of logs hewn and dove-tailed. This was to keep the

mice from getting into the granary. In this year there was completed

20 acres of land all .grubbed and fenced and under cultivation. My

Father was a hard working man and I was the only help that he had to

work outdoors. I was reckoned a good boy to work having no one to

depend on. In this year my brother Paul was born. I remember my

Father blessed my Mother before Paul was born and predicted that she

should have a son and he should become a musician. He did learn to

play the violin. I also remember my Father was addicted to using

tobacco, both chewing and smoking, but after being baptised into the

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints he struggled hard to

abstain from the use of tobacco but could not do so until he went

before the Lord in secret several times to ask the Lord sincerely

that he would take away from him the appetite for tobacco. After he

had done so he had power to leave it off entirely. There was con­

siderable persecution in this year around, where we lived so much

so that when there was anybody robbed and plundered in the night,

which was the case in one instance, one of our neighbors not in the

church was robbed and a search warrant was issued to search all the

Mormon families around there. This was because all that was bad was

laid to the Mormons.

There was considerable talk in Nauvoo and all around privately 1845 Goudy Hogan, p. 8

that the saints would have to move and go into the wilderness in

order to have peace. This year in the winter I went 2 miles to

school. I was the only Mormon bo3^ there. I was frequently called

old Joe Smith and when the boys would choose UP for a game of ball

they would leave me out frequently because I was a Mormon boy# "but

I had that feeling that I was hated for righteousness sake and I

endured it patiently.

Carolina, my sister, had her thigh bone broken by a log falling

from the roof of a house which cost a cow to have it set by the

Doctor and 3 months confinement to bed. (p. 5)

I846

In February the saints from Nauvoo crossed the Mississippi

River to move to the west and so great was the rush that the boats

could not cross the people fast enough so the Lord caused the great river to freeze over with a solid ice so the saints crossed over dry shoed with their teams and wagons. They came 8 miles to Sugar

Creek and there camped several weeks about 2 miles from where we lived. I went several times to see the saints of Israel in their camps. Although many were ill prepared for camping out in the winter as many were poorly clad and scarcely any cover on their wagons and they had to chop down trees along the creek for the teams to brouse on for living. My father offered to sell his place that had cost over one thousand dollard labor and only could get one pair of cattle and one old wagon probably costing ^fl50. all together. This was owing to so many wanted to sell out in and around Nauvoo. But the word of the Lord through Brigham Young the Prophet had come to all Israel to make a sacrifice of our homes once more and start into the wilderness to hunt a home where the saints Tend p. 8__ would live in peace far - I846 Goudy Hogan, p. 9

from our enemies who were continually doing all they could to annoy

us by burning many of the houses and homes of the saints and destroying

the property and lives of the saints by mobocracy. Issekial prophesied

concerning the last days 20th chapter, 34th verse, "I will bring

you out from the people and will gather you out of tin countries

with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with fury poured

out and will bring you into the wilderness of the people and there

will I plead with you face to face like as I pleaded with your Fathers

in the wilderness of the land of Egypt so will I plead with you saith

the Lord God." \ \ In the spring of I846, April 17, we commenced our journey with the saints into the wilderness. This spring there was unusually

much rain so that it made it very disagreeable to travel having to

make bridges and roads, many places our heavily loaded wagons made

our places we had to cross swamps where nearly every wagon would

be mired down to the hub. In many instances we had to hitch on 4

to 8 pairs of colts to pull out of creeks and swamos and wet low lands.

There was a scarcity of wood in some instances and many times it was with .great difficulty we would get the wood to burn being so much rainy weather but for all this we felt to rejoice to think that the

Lord had permitted us to come out from there with our people.

After my Father had come as far as Mount Pisaca we began to run

short of flour so my father went back to Farmington to buy more flour.

Came to Council Bluffs and there a V, 5< officer came after us and requested 500 of our men to march to Mexico to fight for those that had driven us from our homes into the wilderness. This was a severe trial for the saints to think of having to perform under such trying 3

I846 Goudy Hogan, p. 10

circumstances. President Young called a meeting in camp and said

that the government should have the number of men if it would take

the aged and young and the Elders to make the number. So he gave

many encouraging promises to those that would volunteer to go and

fill the requirements and in short time the call was filled. I

was then 16 years old and felt like I would like to go but my father

thought I was rather young to endure the trip. ? We located our winter

quarters east of the Missouri River 8 miles while the largest number

went across the river and located a town called Winter Quarters.

In September my Sister (p. 6.) Margaret 3 years old died one mile

from Davis Camp where several families located with us called Plum

Hollow. In this place we made preparation for winter by cutting

some hay built a log house and corrals. This fall I with Issaic

Shepherd and. Justen his son, went 40 miles up to hunt deer and

bee trees. We were gone some 3 weeks, found several bee trees so

we were well supplied with honey and some wild meat.

1847

In the winter, my father went down into Missouri with a team

and traded off a suit of broadcloth clothes for something to eat.

• In the spring my father let President Heber C. Kimball have the

only work horse we had to start west with the pioneers to look

out a home for the saintsTj The horse was only loaned and it came

back the same season. My father received a blessing from Bro.

Kimball when he came back with the horse. This spring father and

I cleared off and fenced 15 acres of land, raised a good crop of

corn but in the fall there was no sale for any even at 10 cents a

bushel. We were now very destitute for clothing having been

one and a half years since we started. After Pend P» 10~] gathering .- m - » .

1847 Goudy Hogan, p. 11

all the crops and by the consent of my father, I in company with one of our neighbors' boy little older than myself, started to

Missouri down the River afoot with no clothes scarcely only what we had on us which was nearly worn out. We came to Fort Kearney where there was 500 soldiers stationed. My traveling companion gained employment at 10.00 dollars per month but I found no one that wished to hire so I offered to work for the same man for board a few days. I prayed to the Lord to open the way for me that I could receive wages for my labor. I remarked to my companion,

William Neeley, that I was unlucky and he was lucky and. he remarked probably your luck will turn after-while. Sure enough in a few days there came a man to me that was driving a government team, Henry

Norton, as a post hand hauling wood and said that his father was - very sick and he was going home to see

I848 him and that I might take his place for two weeks till he returned and could get the same wages as he had been receiving which was£?20. per month. At that rate I would receive as much in 2 weeks as - William would in a month as the government generally paid twice as much as common farmers did for teamsters. I took charge of the team which was 3 pair of oxen and a large government wagon. I was very thankful to the Lord that he had opened the way for me and I sincerely id.shed and prayed that I could get steady employment for all winter. I took particular pains to attend to my team and to please the wagon master so much so that he told me that possibly

I could work all winter. Henry Norton did not come back and I continued to drive the team 4 months and earned 4^80. in cash.

I was the only Mormon boy that worked Lend p. lfj there out of 23

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work hands. At first they commenced to try to ru4_jL_, me because I

was a Mormon but I observed the Mormon creed. I took a straight­

forward course and I often tended to my secret prayers and got

along remarkably well. I spent about$20. for clothes and. the remainder

of^60. I gave to my father to buy clothes and outfit for a long journey,

My father made preparation to start in the spring having been

two years since wre started to travel into the wilderness. He offered

to sell our place for somthing at Plum Hollow or some called it (p. 7.)

Lebrisbey Hollow, made a trade with George P. Dikes, he having come

from Salt Lake Valley returning from the Mormon Battalion. He said

he had a house in the fort at Salt Lake Valley that he would give for

our place and one small wagon, but when we came to Salt Lake Valley

we found not a house belonging to said Dikes so we lost nearly all

that place which cost several hundred dollars hard labor.

Istarted the last of May and came to Elkhorn, east of Missouri

River, there we stopped a few days and organized into 100,50, and

10s. Started the 8th day of June inf. Pulsifer Company. My father

drove 2 pair of cattle on one wagon, my mother drove one horse on a

small wagon, and I drove 3 pair on one wagon, 3 cows, 1 bull, and

one pair of oxen, also 6 sheep, 6 chickens, 1 pig. We brought all

through excepting one ox that got elkelid on sweet water and one

chicken that got run over by the small horse \ta.gon at the time when

we were in car.ro a high wind storm rose that blew furiously and started

the wagons to roll. I In our travel we had many things to contend

with such as high waters. Standing guard all thv way through, the

Indians would watch for a chance to steal our stock if not guarded. Many

times we had no wood to burn and had to use buffalo chips which would

serve a good ;__end p. 12*1 purpose when we could find enough of them .3

I848 Goudy Hogan, p. 13

and when they were dry.A1 Th e buffalow were very plentiful and we made good use of the meat by stopping a day or two to cut it in thin

slices and dip it in salt brine and. hang It beside our wagons and

dry it. Then it answered every rood purpose to quench our hunger

and often we had to watch and guard our cattle to keep them from

being mixed with the buffalow and would cause a stampede. Frequently

when we were traveling the buffalow herd would, come down off the

hills by the hundreds and thousands to go in their beaten path to

water and we had to stop the company till they had passed by.\

But we were willing to put up with this for the sake of having all

the meat that we needed when we were hungry, having no prospect of

obtaining anything when we got through only what we had in our

w cons. Often many of the saints acknowledged the hand, of the Lord

in sending the buffalo to supply our wants in time of need, the

same as sending the quails on the Mississippi River after the saints

were driven from their homes in Nauvoo. I was one of the hunters

to kill buffalo which I at that time took great delight having a

very good gun I cheerfully done my share of obtaining meat for the

company when it was needed.

At the last crossing of Sweet Water I was out to hunt, buffalos.

After 2 hours absence from camp I fired 2 shots and killed 2 buffalows

with an old riffle that my father brought with him from Norway in 1837

and when I was back on my mission to Norway in 1878 I talked with the

man that my father bought the gun from previous to leaving Norway.

He was then about 55 years old and he assured me that he had killed

no less than 300 reindeer and said that his father had used it before

him and had killed as many as he had done.

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\While we were camped on the Sweet Water one of my oxen took sick and died. My father was bewildered to know what to do for another animal in the place of the one that had died as our load was too heavy for what team I had left. While in deep meditation to know what to do here came a lone cow to camp which we were satisfied was a cow that somebody had lost and gone on so we yoked the cow up and moved on and when we came through to Salt Lake Valley we found the owner which (p. 8) was Levi Stewart. He was exceedingly glad to get his cow and we were no less glad of the use of the animal as I he expected she was lost.! I will now close the journey from

Nauvoo to Salt Lake Valley that has taken 2 1/2 years hard labor and toil through the wilderness and at last by the blessing of the

Lord continually over us and many of the saints generally we arrived in Great Salt Lake Valley the 22nd of September IS48 when there was not a house in Salt Lake Valley only a small fort southwest of the city of Salt Lake. > f-,y tu By permission of President Young my father moved north of

Salt Lake City 8 miles. There were a few families that had previously moved north to the place called Bountiful. Here in Bountiful south district my father located himself and family to prepare for winter and build a log house, this being the fifth home that I had helped my father to build since we left Norway from 1837 to I848 making 11 years.

We built 2 dwellings in Illinois, Lacal County, one in Iowa, one in

Council Bluffs where we lived 1 1/2 years.

This winter was very mild and there being no school I went to the Canyong nearly all winter hauling timber to build and fence with.

Our house being the largest house we held our prayer meetings in it and. the spirit of the Lord was poured out in our meetings to that ex- »:

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tent, that the gifts of the gospel were frequently made manifest among

us. Some would speak in tongues, others would have the interpreta­

tions and there was a general spirit of thanksgiving to the Lord that

we had been delivered from our enemies and that the Lord would lead

us through his servant the Prophet to this far off land that we hoped

would become a fruitful land for his saints to dwell in and build

up his kingdom.

In the fore part of the winter we were obliged to beef one of

our work oxen and also trade off our faithful work horse that had

traveled across the plains 3 different times to Peregreen Session.

We received 10 bu. of corn and 30 dollars in money which we thought

was a good bargain. This was the first crop raised by the pioneers

that came through in 1847 but the horse was an extra good tough horse

or else we would not have received near that amount. The beef hide

my father and I made up into moccasins that we all wore to meeting

as well as every day. For crossing the plains we wore buffalo raw

t hide moccasins and at night would keep them in water so as to be

able to wear them. My father dressed 3 deer skins that I had shot

and made into a pair of pants that he wore for 3 years. April 18th

I received my patriarchial blessing in Salt Lake City, by Uncle

John Smith where in it said I should go to my native land and bring

many to the knowledge of the truth 29 years and that was fulfilled.

He also stated that I should have the riches that as hid in the

sand which was fulfilled inside of one year by digging gold in California.

I should have companions that should comfort my heart and should have

sons and daughters that should be equal to any in the house of Israel.

Through necessity I sold a pair of fine boots to John Fosgreen for

1 l/2 bushels of wheat for seed. In plowing the land we selected damp land around I -

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willows and spring holes and much of it proved to be mineral where

crops would not grow. Then the crickets came down off the mountains

apparently on purpose to destroy our crops that were growing. We

made small wooden paddles and with these we all turned out for over

one month and worked, as hard to fight crickets as in a field of

(p. 9) battle. By our faithful struggle and the aid of the seagulls

that came to our aid there was a portion of our crops saved. When

harvest time came my father took sick and having no reapers or

cradles my oldest sister, Caroline, and myself took each a butcher knife to harvest what wheat there was left after the crickets had done their work. When we had threshed the wheat with flails we had

20 bushels. The corn, beans and other garden truck was destroyed by the crickets. Bro. Browning from Farmington came and stayed all night and said his boys were going to start to California to dig gold. I had been counciled by President Young not to go to Cali­ fornia but now after the crops were raised and gathered he gave his consent. Two of the Twelve, Charles C. Rich and Amasa Lyman, were going to preside over the brothers and receive the tithing and when my father found that out he gave his consent for me to go and fitted me out being very destitute of clothing for the family and other things having been 3 l/2 years since we left Nauvoo.

There were two brothers, Pomeroy, "who were Gentiles that came

Into Salt Lake City with 100 wagons loaded with merchandise with 3 or 4 pair of oxen to each wagon. After they had sold out they wished to get teamsters to drive through to California the southern route.

There were so many of our boys that wished to go through to California as teamsters that we had to board ourselves and received no wages.

The 3rd of November we started from Salt Lake City south. There was a friend of mine that gave me some very good council before I started. - r-

1849 Goudy Hogan, p. 17

Said he, "Attend to your secret prayers regularly. Do not associate

writh bad company nor drink Strang drinks nor play cards and pay your

tithing regularly and if you will remember and observe all these

things and be a good boy, I will promise to you, Goudy, that you will

be blessed on your gold mission and you will come back being satisfied

with your trip."

During the large emigration in the summer of 1849 I traded with

one of the gold diggers for a new Stubentwist No. I Shotgun and

one new rifle. Before starting on my journey to California I gave

in for tithing the shotgun and 25 dollars although I had but very

little property besides the riffle. When we started we expected

to go there in two months consequently we run out of provisions

since we were nearly 4 months on the road. We lived on rations and

poor beef that was given to us. We had to guard all the night through

after leaving Provo, there being no settlement or fort until we

reached lower California. Often the beef given us was so poor and

tough that the guard would boil it all night and then in the morning

it would be as tough as shoe leather, but our appetites were good

for anything. The ox teams gave out and died very fast having

travelled through and across the plains in the summer. Very frequently when we would camp there would a wagon or more that had to be left

so we chopped it up for firewood. When we came to the Ruddy the largest portion of the men left us and took a pack on their back. There was ten men of us that had run entirely out of flour and we asked Mr.

Pomeroy and brother to let us have some. The only way we could get it was to sign a joint note of $3,000. payable in California. I was one of

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that number that had to sign and I also paid on the note. If we had not been Mormon boys there would have been mutiny in camp, but having just lately been driven from our homes in the United States because of the Gospel of Christ we had learned to be patient in times of (p. 10) tribulation. After a long and tedious journey we arrived in lower California, Los Angeles or San Bernadina, Feb. 27.

We found lower California the finest country that we had ever seen.

Most of the boys went to upper California by land. Ten of us took ship at San Pedro and sailed up the coast on a barge, Freemont, to upper California, some 800 miles. Our fare was paid out of thefftlOOO. joint note previously spoken of. We landed all right.

1850 -

We worked one month on the road for ^5.00 a day boarding ourselves then we took steamboat and went to and there we bought our outfit for mining and went to Greenwood Valley and commenced to work at surface digging with rockers to separate the gold from the dirt and sand. We made from^5.00 to$0.0. per day a piece working in small companies. Very frequently we hiaard of companies maing larger wages other places. After 5 weeks work we concluded to go on the north fork of the American Fork. We paid|f25. per hundred to have our provisions and tools packed up over some high mountains, labored hard to turn the River out of its channel, suffered great exposure by laboring in the cold water building double rock wall dam and filling in dirt between to stop the water. By turning the stream in a race $

1850 Goudy Hogan, p. 19

found no gold in the bottom of the river. That labor cost us over

$2000. We were all broke and had to leave ouf>-*tent and some tools.

I left my double barrel shotgun and some clothing because we could

not hire it packed back out. We were somewhat discouraged and each

one went on his own hook. I made it a matter of prayer to know what

to do. I was impressed to go where there was a company of ten men

of the Mormon Battalion who had been working a little above the

place known as the Mormon Island on the American River. After I

worked a few days up and down the river with a shovel and pick and

pan surface digging, I camped at night where this company were.

I got acquainted with Abraham Woolf and when he took sick he offered

me half of his share if I would work for him. I did for 6 weeks

during this time he was very sick. He called on me very often to

administer to him. He had great confidence in me as a good boy,

and gave me charge of his sack of gold dust something near 4^2500.

He wished me to wait on him and sleep with him all the time.

After I had worked 6 weeks I took sick also. Charles C. Rich, one of 4-he twelve apostles, was going to start in a few days to Salt

Lake. I began to be very anxious to go home so I offered to sell out my share of what I had done to the company. Previously to this

I had had a dream in which I dreamed there came rain and washed our dam down and after that we made no more money. At the time of this dream we were taking out from *500. to ^1000. per day making my shareM25. to -$50. This dream made a great impression on me and though I did not tell any of the company for they were all well off having been there before it \-ias in my mind. They wished me to stay and offered to work my share with theirs if I would be contented to stay until I was able to go to work again. They insisted that there was no doubt as 1850 Goudy Hogan, p. 20

the amount of gold and that I would make my independent fortune, but this could not persuade me if I could sell for enough pay my debt

(p. 11) and enough to fit me out to go home. They gave me^500. which satisfied me. One night I dreamed one of my family was dead and in a few days I received a letter from father in which it stated that one of my brothers 3 years old, Charles Peter Hogan, was poisoned eating wild parsnips through mistake. This gave me great sorrow and in the letter he wished me to send some money if I could spare any.

I had #100. at the time that I made previously. I read this letter to Bro. Gordon Beckstead remarking that I wished I had more money to send home. He said I might have all the money I needed in reason so I received 200 and sent the j}00. to my father.

I will now return to my preparing to go home. I bid farewell to my brothern on the old claim and went down to San Francisco where I I bought a small mule and saddle giving 50. for the. I got on the mule with the old saddle and got thrown off because the saddle turned with me. I then threw away the old saddle and went and bought a new saddle that I gave^80. for. George Boyde sent a mule by me to his folks in Salt Lake which I rode on through and delivered. After we crossed the Sierra Nevada Mountains we camped a few days and the

Indians stole some of our horses and some of them belonged to Porter

Rockwell -which made him feel out of patience with the red men. In crossing the 40 mile desert there arose a terrible wind storm called a hurricane. We had to stop on the middle of the desert and during the night a great many of our animals went off with the storm and never could be found. I lost my mule there so I bought another pony horse which

Porter Rockwell and two other of the boys took off the Indians. They 1850 Goudy Hoganj p. 21

took ten head to make up for a number that was driven off by the

Indians in Carcan Valley. The natives were very hostile at those

times so much so that we had to camp on open ground every night and

had some very narrow escapes during the trip. Captain Charles C.

Rich was a very good general. We thought Bro. Porter Rockwell a well known brave man. While one guard one night there came a large Indian walking into camp with his gun on his shoulder making out he was a relief guard. As Porter spoke to him he run, at this said Rockwell fired 2 shots with his dragoon pistol. In themorning we found the intruder about 300 yards from camp lying dead on his face. fe all arrived safely home to Salt Lake Valley the Sth of November 1850.

I was gone from home one year and 3 days and was received with open arms.

I acknowledge the hand of the Lord in warning me in a dream to

• sell out so that I could pay my debt ofj^200 that I had borrowed to send home to my folks when they stood In need of things. When

I left California many of the boys told me that I was the luckiest boy that came from Salt Lake in I849. I obeyed the advice given me by my friend before leaving and had a very profitable trip in which

I gained a great deal of experience. While in California I paid *50

tt m to the tithing as well as the shotgun and 2S. This was the beginning of paying tithing with me and I felt exceedingly well In so doing.

I was now 21 years of age but I still worked at home with my father.

1851

I went to school to try and learn something as I had had scarcely any chance for schooling having been on the move since we left Norway when I was 8 years old. I was ordained a Seventy in the Council (p. 12) s §

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House, Jan. 13, 1851, and belonged to the 21st Quorum of Seventys in

Salt Lake City. This year I with my father worked very hard to haul

timber from the canyon and enclosed 40 acres of farming land and

plowed 20 acres and raised a very good crop of wheat. I gave Into

the temple in Salt Lake City one pair of 5 year old oxen with yoke

on as a Temple offering. I used to read in the Bible, bring your

tithe and offering unto my store house and prove me and see if I do

not open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing that you will

not have room to contain. I was told by one person that one ox would

be all that would be reasonably required at my hand, but I replied

UI will go the whole hog or none." In a few days there came a man

by the name of Steven Markham and he offered me 9 head of calves to

sell to me at 5. each. He lived in the church pattor north from the

Hot Springs and had been buying up calves for himself. He wras called

to go south and wished to sell to me. I bought the 9 head of calves

and drove them to Bountiful some four Allies to my fathers place,

on ay birthday the 16th of Sept., there I could see the hand of the

Lord for instead of 2 head I received 9 head, over four-fold. When

Bro. Thomson heard that I had given my last property as tithing he

said I was taking a course to become rich, I thought If I can obtain

eternal life that is the greatest riches which I can hope for and

work for continually all my life the Lord being my helper.

1552

I still helped to fence 50 acres of land and in the course of

two or three years I helped to fence 90 acres of land. This season we

plowed and sowed some 20 acres of wheat and 4 acres of other grains. 1852 Goudy Hogan, p. 23

This year father was called to go on a mission to Norway, 15 years after we had left our native land. I was required to take charge of the family and farm. After he was called I went with my father to

Ero. Bullock the clerk at that time and the clerk said that it was his son that they wished should go instead of the father, but said its all right you can go now and your son, Goudy, can go another time.

At the time of his call he was much troubled with rheumatism all summer and winter before so that he could scarcely turn in bed at times. He remarked that he was more suited to go to his grave than to go on a foreign mission if he should consult his own feelings but that he would try the Lord helping him. He hired his passage with

Bro. Moses Dahle, paid 50.00 to ride in a wagon across the plains to

Council Bluffs for there was no railroad built across the plains in those days. I had the grain threshed and it turned out 700 bushels.

I hauled the tithing grain to Salt Lake City a distance of 8 miles and received my receipts and when I presented the receipt to Bishop

Stoker, Joseph Holbrook being clerk said, "How much grain did you raise?" I replied, "700 bushels." In reckoning UP I had receipt to the amount of 70 bushels wheat which I paid and was all credited to

E. C. M. Hogan without deducting out seed, threshing or other expenses.

1853

I improved the place, fenced and plastered two of the dwelling rooms and had a loft put into one of the rooms and built one newr log house. I hired Bro. M. Anderson for one year. I bought a piece of land of C. Hyer of 60 acres which at that time was considered without

(p. 13) water called dobe land. I paid a pair of 2 year old steers 1853 Goudy Hogan, p. 24

for the land. I let Bro. E. Pace have half of it to help me fence all

in one field. This was the first land that I have ever earned. It

w s said to me by one of my neighbors that he would not give a jack

knife for all that I could raise on that dry dobe land. This remark

was not very encouraging to a young man, but I had better fight than

to give it up. One morning after tending to prayer in father's absence

I said, "With the blessings of the Lord I will lay the foundation of

a dwelling house for myself," after breakfast I walked up on the land

I bought having made no plan of the house I wished to build. It came

to ay mind what kind of a house I would like to have while on the

ground. It was a long house 36 by 26 with 2 dwelling rooms, 2 bed­

rooms, and 2 rooms upstairs, an adobe house with a shingle roof with

8 windows and 7 doors. The mason I had was Louis C. Christenson that

came in that fall from. Denmark the same time my wives came. When I

built the house I had no knowledge of my intended. During this fall

when I built although I did not get the roof on but covered the walls

till next season. After the elapse of 3 months acquaintance like

Jacob of old I had Leah and Rachel sealed to me in the now and ever-

lasting covenant by Erastus Snow, one of the twelve apostles, the

24th od December, 1853, only I was not so long getting acquainted nor served 14 years like the old patriarch, Jacob.

1854

In the winter I worked in the Canyon getting out lumber to finish

the new house and also posts to fence with. I lived in the same house with Mother after I was married until I finished the new house. I had

Bro. Overlander who was a newcomer from Denmark, do my carpenter work

costing$150. My father-in-law, Knut Nelson, furnished the money for

said carpenter and family to emigrate with. I furnished the Nelsons 1854 Goudy Hogan, p. 25

cres of land and a small adobe house I built. We raised a very

good crop this year on this dry dobe land. I moved into my new house

this fall and had 6 rooms and none too many rooms for my family, al­

though I had so many rooms to commence with. This house cost some

800. I also had a well dug fifty feet deep and walled up with rock and very good water in it. I built a stable and granary and other out houses. I set out a peach orchard and apples and other trees. I donated one horse, saddle and bridle to the perpetual emigration fund for *S0. There was a great call for something to start this fund at this time.

1855

I worked in the Canyon this winter and cut and sawed logs and brought them from the mountains. I had a serious accident, a saw log rolled over me and It seemed that while the log was rolling over me, I could, see all my past life before me at a glance. I was hurt so badly I had to crawl on my hands and knees to get down the mountains.

I thought one time that I would not get over it but the Lord healed me to a great extent although I felt the effects of it to this day.

This season I built a reservoir around 6 acres of land to gather water.

I had several hands employed during the spring to work on this large i canal that cost me over 300, however, it proved to be a failure.

This year was veiy dry and a very great scarcity of provision. We were advised to sow only 15 lbs. wheat to the acre consequently I

(p. 14) sold 2 milk cows and bought a machine to sow grain with that cost me 80. I only raised this year 5 bushels to the acre and it was short so that we had to pull it up by root having so much I could not gather it all myself, many came and helped for wheat. I gave them half for pulling the wheat up by the root. My wheat was all drilled - , - * 1855 Goudy Hogan, p. 26

in rows 18 inches apart. I drilled one peck to the acre, had 40

acres and raised 200 bushels, but it took over half to pay expenses.

My son, Brigham Goudy Hogan, was born March 30th. This was in

the days of reformation when all Israel was called on to reform and

acknowledge their faults and make restitution to those they had

wronged and be rebaptised and confirmed. There were a great many

Elders as well as the first Presidence and 12 Apostles among the

people preaching to repent. This year I worked on the new tabernacle at Bountiful with team and also paid other property. This was also a dry season and crops were light. In the fall I was called on with

several others to go out with 4 horses to each wagon to haul provisions to the handcart people who were suffering on the plains for want of provisions. We were informed that it would take ten days to make the trip but it took 40 days because we had to go down on the Sweetwater before we met that perishing people. My eyes beheld scenes of suffering » that I hope never to see again. The hardship of pulling a handcart - across streams of water and through burning sand besides the cold weather that came early that fall and a limited supply of provisions.

They that-came-oer I ? i had to live on rations and were very weak so when we found them they were worn out and ate.their supper very heartily. In the morning they would frequently many of them be dead in their bed and having no other way to bury them we would dig a large grave and put in as many as 10 in one grave without any burying clothes. Myself and Bro. Franklin Stanley had 2 pair of horses on one wagon and had a wagon load of those perishing people we brought into Salt Lake City and from there distributed into the country. 4 There were 13 wagon loads altogether. Paid tithing this year 76.55. - Goudy Hogan, p. 27

1857

April 2nd I joined with Ann Nelson in matrimony. This same spring I was called on a mission in the T. 0. C. company for 2 years service. In company with 100 missionaries we went to build mall stations between Salt Lake City and the Missouri River. The govern­ ment had let out the contract to President B. Young to carry the mail by pony express across the plains. We had succeeded in building a great many stations for nearly 500 miles, then Buchanan's Army came by the thousands for the purpose of destroying the saints in the

Valleys of the Mountains including teamsters and all there were 6000 in number. We all were called home and prepared for what was coming.

We came home in head of the army and after a few days were called to go out again to meet them in Echo Canyon. I went with as much faith as I could that the Lord would deliver us from our enemy according to the saying of the Prophet Brigham. I was out with several hundres for 6 weeks. I with several others was left to guard the movements of our enemies. We all came in at Christmas when the snow became so deep the Army concluded to stop at Fort Bridger for the winter, (p. 15)

During the four or five months that I was out from home, I was appointed cook for 18 men while we were at Deer Creek as that was the place some 450 miles from Salt Lake City. We built some very solid buildings and corrals to withstand the attacks of Indians who were rather hostile. At that time several emigrant companies stopped with us a day or two while on their way to Zion.

President Taylor and Erastus Snow came from the eastern states on their way to their home in Salt Lake City. While they stopped with us for a couple of days I had the honor to wash their underclothes 1857 Goudy Hogan, p. 28

and iron them for which they felt thankful to me and I felt thankful for the privilege of doing good to the servants of God. Ny wife

Christiana gave birth to a daughter, Margret, on Feb. 11. Paid tithing TL03.20 this year.

1858

In the spring there was a selection of 1000 young men as a stand­ ing army and I was called on as one of that number to fit myself out with a No. One horse, gun, pistol and to be dressed in Buckskin suit and one suit of sheeps gray - this was to be out style. Then came the word of the Lord to all Israel for all people to move south and have our buildings ready to set fire to in case they would come in.

Accordingly all the people moved south. There was a great stir among the people as many were short of teams and had no teams. The road was lined with teams and wagons, driving stock, hogs, sheep. I moved south to Springville some 60 miles during the fore part of spring.

Several trips were necessary to haul all my flour and household goods from Bountiful 8 miles from Salt Lake City. I had no hopes that we ever would go back again. When the officers saw that we had all left and would burn all into ashes in case they came in, they concluded to send in peace commission. Accordingly there was a treaty made in

Salt Lake City betx^en Pres. Young and a few of the officers that they would come in peaceably through Salt Lake and march south 40 miles to Camp Floyd. There they made their quarters. July 4th we were privileged to return back home to the great joy and satisfaction of the saints. I had 2 pair of oxen on one wagon and 1 pair of horses to another wagon. One ox out of each pair died while moving. On our way back my wife, Bergette, was confined and had a son called Nephi , . . » - W»

1858 Goudy Hogan, p. 29

Knute. She took sick at the point of the mountain north of Lehi and

as wa arrived at the first house of Bro. Smith at South Willow Creek

the child was born. I thought I would leave part of my folks there

a few weeks but in the morning Bergetta felt as though she could ride

in a wagon 22 miles to our home in Bountiful. We arrived home the

9th of July safely* Before moving or any knowledge of moving I sowed

some grain and after the word came to move sowed no more, but when I

came back the self same wheat was about as good as the wheat I had

sown and the Lord had watered the crops during the summer with nice

showers of rain and the people had a very good harvest. I harvested

300-400 bushels of grain. My wife Christiana had a pair of twins,

November 23rd, named Lovina and Rosina, the latter died December 9th

at Bountiful. Paid tithing this year of*102.20. (p. 16).

1859

I was at home improving and farming and building. I paid vfeo.

to the perpetual emigration fund. I always paid my tithing every year as I went along and my donations. For the last 4 years I have worked

and donated to the building of a new tabernacle 177. I raised 200 bushels of corn and 300 bushels of wheat, plowed 15 acres of new land.

The orchard I set out In 1856, some 120 trees of peaches and apples, had now begun to bear fruit and. was as good an orchard as there .was in the country anywhere. By the blessing of the Lord I had a very good home prepared that had cost me 6 years hard labor. Paid ±01.15 tithing.

1860

During this winter there was a great deal of preaching in the settlement about settling Cache Valley. They wanted families to go there and settle especially those that lived on upland that had not 1860 Goudy Hog-an, p. 30

plenty of water and hay land. I with a number of others from Bounti­

ful took part of my family, Ann Nelson Hogan who had no children then.

1 did not sell out at Bountiful. We started on the 12th of March with

three pair of oxen sufficient to break new land, and settled in Cache

Valley, Richmond, with 60 families, laid off a city, and commenced to build. The Indians were somewhat hostile and we were advised to move into a fort where we lived for 2 years and then moved into the city again, after we becajne more in number. I came to Cache Valley in

Richmond the 2$th day of the same month. The snow was from one foot to 18 inches deep. We began plowing the 15th of May, plowed

15 acres that year and raised 157 bushels of wheat. We made a dugout to live in for the summer. In the fall I built a double log house one and a half stories high with willow roof with dirt on. I also built

2 log stables for all my stock. My wife, Ann, gave birth to a son,

J. Nelson, the 12th of August. Paid tithing this year * 107.15.

1861

I'was called on to furnish a wagon and pair of oxen to go over

1100 miles to the Missouri River to bring in the emigrants. Thi s year I employed Carl Nelson to work for me one year for one third of the crop. I raised a middling good crop in Cache Valley and also in Bountiful. In this year there was a great deal of public labor such as water ditching and canyon roads, school house, and meeting house, standing guard from the red men to protect our stock and folks who would, be in danger of being killed. In getting out land we drew lots and my 20 acres of plow land happened to be on a hillside that was verjr rocky so I found a man that washed to go away that had 20 acres of plow land and 10 acres of hay land that I bought and paid^70. for, 1861 Goudy Hogan, p. 31

That was not plowed or fenced only the claim. My wife, Bergette,

gave birth to a son that we named Christian on the 24th of July.

Also my wife Christiana gave birth to a son that we called Goudy

Christian on Oct. 21. Paid tithing this year*119.06.

1862

I hired Carl Nelson one year more. I kept part of my family in

Bountiful and part in Cache Valley. This year I was called on by

(p. 17) Bishop Merrill to go in partners with Wm. D. Hendricks and Wm.

Jackson and Philip Puggsley to build a grist mill on Cub River 2 miles

from Richmond. The parties wished to sell out so W. D. Hendricks and

self bought what improvements there was with the mill, stones and

irons and the most part of the frame timbers, foundation, and part

of the head race was dug. We paid 4700. I took one third interest

in the mill. The Cub River stream was very high this season so we

concluded to move the location up 1 l/2 miles to High Creek and there

build the grist mill. The mill was ready to run by the last of December and dedicated by one of the twelve apostles, Ezra T. Benson. When we

got the mill running we found there was not more than half enough water

to run the mill as the water wheelms a centervent wooden wheel. This year I sent a pair of cattle and one wagon to the east to gather the poor saints and bring them home. The building of this mill was a great undertaking but being called upon by the proper authority, I always felt it my duty to put my trust in the Lord and go at it with all my strength.

I sold my place in Bountiful for^1200. This helped me to pay some of my debts on the grist mill. This year I was called to act as a ward teacher to travel among the saints from house to house to teach the saints their duties in the church. I occupied this position for 13 1862 Goudy Hogan, p. 32

years, until I was called on a mission to the South in 1874. Alma i Hogan was born August 2. Paid tithing this year 111.90.

1863

The first cost of the Grist mill was#10,000. I had one third interest. We bought a small turbine wheel 12 inches in diameter that

cost us 450. Besides other expenses to get it to run after a fair trial we found that there was not enough powrer to grind, then we had to buy a large 18 inch turbine wheel that cost^500. We went to the expense of^2400. to purchase the wheel and overhaul the inside gearing.

This was a successful labor, the mill now did good business. We hired a carding machine from Salt Lake belonging to Bro. Smith that we ran by the small wheel attached to the grist mill. This was another large expense. I moved my log dwelling house from Richmond up to the grist mill 2 miles to put the carding machine in. This machine was a great benefit to Cache Valley to get their wool carded Into rolls. All these repairs were greater than the profits beside the great care and trouble. The dam broke sometimes and washed our race full of rock and gravel, sometimes we had to hire 30 or 40 men in order to get the mill running again. This year I paid 20 bushels of wheat as an offering to the Temple. My daughter Margaret died Feb. 15th at

Richmond. This year paid tithing of 170.86. My wife Bergetta gave birth to a daughter named #ergetta March 4th, also my wife Christiana gave birth to a son called Heber D. Hogan on April 4th.

I864

This year I had a hired man, Lars Mickelsen, to work for me. I built a new house 1 l/2 stories high with a cellar, with 8 windows and 6 rooms, built of hewn timbers, dove-tailed and pined with double floors costing 1100. Lined it with adobes and lathed and plastered. This 1864 Goudy Hogan, p. 33

year was a sorroiNTful one to myself and family although we had a good new house to live in and 2 city lots all sowed out with good fruit trees and shrubbery and a good fence around the 2 lots 2 l/g acres and plenty of all the necessary comforts of life. For all this the distressful monster sickness and death that came into my family and took four of our loved children inside of one week's time 'with measles and (p. 18) the black canker. Having been sick 2 months and having kept fires and light burning nearly all the time at night and some of the family to set up at night and with all the faith that

I could muster and my famil3r and that of the Elders that were called in very frequently, it seemed the time had come for them to be called away to another place. This was a sorrowful time to us all as a family and also to our neighbors. Bergetta died Feb. 21 and 15 minutes later Goudy Knute. The 26th of the same month Nephi Knut died at

9 a.m. in the morning and while they went to the burial with Nephi's remains Christian died before the procession came back from, the burial on the 27th. This was one of the hardest trials for parents to go through after doing all that could be done by mortals on this earth.

I felt in my heart to say with Job of old "the Lord giveth and the

Lord taketh away and blesseth be his holy name." At that time it came to my mind the trials of the present day required the saints to watch and pray that we may keep the narrow way to the celestial glory.

There was an early frost this year, our crops were injured by frost very much. Paid tithing^170.86.

This year I had John Riddle employed for one year for which I paid him** 300. in gold. I had a large crop sowed and had a very good 1865 Goudy Hogan, p. 34

prospect for a large crop until the rain and wind came and laid all the grain flat and the rust affected the crops so much that much of the crops were not worth harvesting. There were some of my crops that would have yielded 30 and 40 bushels to the acre that did not yield over 5 bushels to the acre after the grain was laid and the rust took hold of it. My wife Bergetta gave birth to a daughter, Mary

Josephine, born Dec. 24th. Paid tithing this year•237.07.

1866

This year I employed William Buirl for 8 months for which I paid him one pair of oxen and one wagon and other pay, I also hired Lars

Mickelson for 3 months at$60. per month and boarded himself. In con pany with Bishop Merrill and Christian Hyer I again undertook to build another grist mill on Cub River. We began the middle of June and had it running by the 15th of Feb. 1867) and dedicated by Ezra T. Benson of the Twelve Apostles. The cost was^13,000. My share of the cost was oyer $4,000 on the Cub River mill. This year the rust destroyed nearly all my crop of small grain. It was also a trying time for myself and family in regard to the loss of some of my children. The two were quite young when they died, but Brigham G. was 10 years old.

Joseph Henry died May 20 and Christiana Sarahann died Sept. 23.

Brigham Goudy died May 22. my I will now relate a dream that seemed to give me and family great consolation in the hour of trial. I dreamed that I was clearing my dooryard where 1 lived when so many of my children died that I generally did every spring of the year. As I was through clearing the rubbish off

I thought I was finding pocket knives that I had lost in my life time until I had my pocket full. I thought those knives were all bright and new as when I bought them out of the store and it Qjend p. 34_J ~m

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1866 Goudy Hogan, p. 35

seemed to me I knew them all as well as before I lost them. I was

over-joyed in finding so many that I had lost in my life time and

(p. 19) also on each hand I had a gold ring on the next finger to

the little finger although in my dream I thought these rings were

more precious than gold. This dream gave me great satisfaction at

the time we as a family were passing through so much trial. I

thought this dream was easily interpreted as I had the interpretation

of it also next day I was in company with a friend of mine John

Allsop. I related my dream to him and he had the same interpretation.

He said the children that you have lost represent the same as the

knives and in the morning of the resurrection you will gather the

children together and they will be as bright as before you lost them

and you will know them all and the rings are representative of endless

lives or blessings in the eternal world. In this year I paid tithing 4 of **252.23. I also made offering of one cow to S. T. Benson.

1867

In this year necessity compelled me to sell my house and 2 city

lots in Richmond for a great deal less than it cost to build. I

paid out*'137 for fruit trees to set out on the 2 lots which were

the choicest fruit trees. I sold to Bro. David Orson for $1200. and

then moved 2 miles to Cub River Mill to take charge of the grist mill.

I watched after the property, keeping it in repair as the dam and

mill race required much repair from time to time. This season was

a very busy time with me. I again built me another home at the mill.

Paid tithing this year^70.23.

1868 * • " "™ I exchanged my farm with Christen Nelson and gave him my farm • 1868 Goudy Hogan, p. 36

south of Richmond for his at the Mill where I lived so we were both

accommodated. The grasshoppers destroyed much of the grain this year so that I did not raise enough to pay expenses. This was a very trying year in many respects but I often console myself that if we are faithful in this life and keep the good spirit of the Lord with us always to be our guide in this life we shall be rewarded for all our trials, for we read that when the Lord loveth he chasteneth and he scourge every son and daughter that he receive Into his presence.

We also read in the Bible that the saints of God will be tried in all things and purified as gold seven times in the furnace. If this is the case, I think 1 have not passed through enough yet but I hope and pray to the Lord that I may have grace given unto me and family sufficient for our day, that we may never falter in all the remainder of our days. I am now writing of myself and family that may read this Book in after years when I am gone to rest. Tithing this year*l84.00.

1869

I sowed considerable grain this year the same as the year before but the grasshoppers nearly destroyed all the crops so much so that it did not pay expenses this year. I mortgaged my grist mill or my share of it for wheat to sow for notwithstanding, I owned share in the flour mill and had a large farm I have borrowed wheat to sow for

3 yeiptrs past. To all appearance I thought'I would get out of debt after selling my interest in the High Creek Mill that I owned one 4 third interest in. I was supposed to receive y3,000. I received 30 acres of land, one old thrashing machine, one reaper, and mower,

100 bushels (p. 20) of wheat, 100 lbs. roots, but this did. not go a breat way towards pa3^ing my obligation for during the last 5 years there has been a failure of crops and I have had to hire a great deal of help • D

1869 Goudy Hogan, p. 37

to carry on my business and was compelled to hire money and means.

I sometimes think that my sins have gone to judgments before hand

for we read in the good Bible that the sins of some men go to judg­

ments before hand and. others the sins follow after them. I hope that

my sins will all be gone to judgment before I get ther that I may pay

to the uttermost, farthing in this life.

My partner, W. D. Hendricks, wras the one that I sold the High

Creek interest to. He paid me as much for my interest in the Mill

as he could under the present circumstances for the times were tol­

erable hard and he was involved in debt more than I was but he had

more means to fall back on than I.

1870

I sowed grain but not as much as usual but more than the average

of the people. The grasshoppers still destroyed a great deal of

our crops, but left us a small portion for our ration. During

the last few years I planted potatoes and peas which the hoppers did

? not take all. I also sold my share of another grist mill on Cub River

to a man called Chadwick at Franklin. He paid me what was called $1500

in stock and. grain and some money. This sale helped me considerably

to pajr some of the debts that have been running on Interest at the

rate of per cent pet- month. My interest in this grist mill cost me $4500. and sold it for*1500. I lost A30OO. in this sale of

property. I lost in the sale of the interest of these 2 grist mills

some ^5000 besides paying several hundred dollars Interest. I felt

determined to pay up all my debts if it would take all that I had on

earth if it would take several more years to pay up the remainder I felt determined not to take the benefit of the bankrupt law as I

could, have done the same as some others but I consider that dishonest or too humiliating. My tithing this year was 1103.55. •

Goudy Hogan, p. 38

1871

I plowed and sowed as usual hoping every 3rear would be the last year that the hoppers would come to visit us. This year I sowed more grain than the year before and felt determined to struggle and try again this season to head off the grasshoppers by making a water ditch over half mile long above my farm. I dug the ditch so that the grasshoppers could not so easily catch hold as they would be floating downstream and"carried into Cub River. The grasshoppers did not destroy nearly all the crops around above me and when they had destroyed nearly all the crops around me they descended on mine.

But they fell in the water ditch and. floated away. Some were able to catch on and climb up the side. To stop this myself and entire family and some others struggled and fought them down, burning strw nest to the bank working sabbath day and all and finally saved the crops. Bishop Merrill remarked that I made more water ditches than all Richmond together. This was the first good crop that I have raised for seven years. I was very thankful to the Lord that he

? had given me wisdom to head off the destroyers once for I stood in great need of a crop to help me out of debt. I felt that I was a free man once the more that is I was not (p. 21) altogether out of debt but the prospects were good if the hoppers would leave our lands.

Once more I raised over 700 bushels of grains while many lost all their crops.

In the latter part of the summer there was a requirement made from, headquarters to build a narrow gauge railroad from Ogden to

Soda Springs and wished the people of Ogden, Boxelder and Cache

Valleys to build road and own a ;-ood share interest in it, for the people to do a certain portion of labor to each man. I rigged up my teams and •

1871 Goudy Hogan, p. 39

started out in coirrpajry with William Fisher and we worked out our

portion of work. We were the first that started work in Cache Yalley

on the divide between Cache Valley and Salt Lake Valley. I had

fitted out three teams, took my wife Christiana, and Harriet, my

daughter, to cook, Ira and Nels, my sons, and one hired man. Fisher

had 4 teams. We bought 70 yards of tent cloth and made a new tent

our calculation was before we left home to do thiswork on the Utah

Northern Railroad and then go south of Salt Lake City and work on

the Utah Southern Railroad for they paid money for work. I was owing

a debt of *250 in cash that I gave my note for three years ago with

interest therefore I made my calculation to earn this with my outfit.

We did the work that was allotted to us in three weeks and were going

to start south to work but John W. Young who had charge of the road

wished us to stay and work on the Utah Northern. There wTere few

could work on the road without some rea.dy means having lost their

crops for so many years but Bro. Young promised to pay us a portion

of ready pay enough to pay up this 250. and take stock in the road

for -ihe, balance• I worked three months and Bro. Fisher was called

on a mission to the Eastern States. He married my daughter Harriet

before leaving. My estimate for 11 weeks amounted to 2600. besides

Fisher wrork I had 3 hired men besides my own folks to pay In wheat

and part in vouchers. These were the railroad vouchers that circulated

as money and paid off some of my debts. A deep snow came and we left

our tent, provisions and railroad outfits in the snow. We nearly perished

going ten miles in the storm it was that bad. had to leave one

wagon on the road and hitched 2 span on one wagon. We arrived home

in 2 days over 16 miles travel which we usually did in half a day.

My wife Christiana and son Heber D.L >nd p. 39L suffered considerable -s v -

1871 Goudy Hogan, p. 40

from the severe storm before we got home. During this winter I

hauled wood for 2 and 3 fires while the boys were in school.

1872

I plowed and sowed 40 acres prepared for another good crop if 1* the Lord was willing. This spring therewas a loud call for help

to work on the Utah Northern Railroad. The men were rather slow

to turn out to work because of no ready funds. The Bishop called on me and Fisher publicly to go as missionaries and work on the

R. R. I again took my whole force and began 1 work. Bro. Fisher and I finished the large Casper Whittle Fill and worked on the

Hamtons Y at the station. I went home to arrange for someone to do my farm work but couldn't hire anyone as they were all engaged on the railroad. My hay and grain were ready to be harvested. I rode back on horse back to get help from my men on the railroad. I harvested all my crops getting 900 bushels of grain. I paid my men in half cash and other half wheat and so got quite a few helpers,

(p. 22)

I worked on Cottonwood Hollow some over 80 feet deep. I now worked under Bishop Roskelley and had charge os 36 men while he went'home on account of sickness. My work came to J.560. at ^8.00 per day for men and team. This work was thrown into days work.

My work on the Cottonwood fill came to *^040. I moved camp 3 miles and finished and repaired, a grade on a hillside widening it. It came to 120. After this the weather began to get cold and all hands went home. Soon get word to come and make the grade from the divide into Logan of 12 miles before New Years. I again went out and by P Newears the train was in Logan. I now had done labor to the amount, of - 1872 Goudy Hogan, p. 41

own

•ft5000 by my account beside others. There was a great jubilee in Logan and many of the Authorities came up from Salt Lake. Paid tithing of

*151.

1873

I plowed and sowed In good earnest having plenty of teams and seed and help. Three of the boys, Ira, Nelson, and Alma Hogan, were old enough to plow and harrow. I generally brined and limed the wheat as I always did before sowing and I did the sowing this

y spring. I wras called upon by Bishop Merrill In connection with a few others to act as home missionaries to travel to the different settlements and preach to the saints on the Sabbath day. There being some 16 settlements in Cache Valley I took great pleasure in bearing my testimony to the truth of the Gospel. This labor I continued for one year until I was honorably released and then

< others were called to the same labor. This calling in connection. with being a teacher in the Richmond Ward for so many years has had a tendency to keep me humble and faithful in the discharge of every requirment that was made of me from time to time. In the month of November the Bishop called upon me to take a half mile of - grading to cross a wet piece of hay land. He gave me 22 names for me to call on to help me on this job as every body was required to labor on the railroad at that time. This was north from Richmond and south from Cherry Creek. It was a very disagreeable job but -

I obeyed the call and went at it with all my strength. I had a great deal ofdifficulty in obtaining help. I only got half the amount of hands the Bishop gave me. On account of so much cold water to work in and being late in the fall it was disagreeable. I worked some 6 weeks there with damp and many times wet feet so that I was • taken down with • [;_ toward the latter part of Lend p. 4ll

1873 Goudy Hogan, p. 42

this job and suffered with this complaint all that winter. I raised

a good crop of grain this year, little over 900 bushels. I also

raised 1030 bushels of potatoes. Paid tithing as I alwrays did on

all that I raised. Paid J03 bushels potatoes for tithing.

1874

In the month of March all hands were called on to finish up

their job that had been left in the fall. There were some 2 feet

of snow that I had to shovel off and I was not able to work but I

rode a horse to see the brothern and get them to work. The railroad

- had to be crowded through to Franklin by a certain time. In the

spring after this work was done, I with Stillman Pond and Benson Lewis

bought a ranch on Bear River close to the Mink Creek. This was some •

25 miles north from Richmond. Vie paid various feUows *350. for it.

We built (p. 23) a house and cellar and corrals and fenced considerable

land. We also built a dugway. It cost some#300 to do the work which

we did this season on the ranch. There were 4 quartersections.

This 3^ear it seemed to me the way was open for me to improve

and gather round me the necessary comforts of life. I bought a

house and lot in Richmond for which I paid$200. I went to the expense

of drainin the lot, it was very wet and swampy. I cut 3 drains 3 feet

deep through the lot and built a cellar and a well and walled it up,

repaired the fence and set out apple trees that were 3 years old

from the bud that bore fruit next year. I did work on the lot to

the amount of4fc200. I hauled rock and built rock culverts so the

water could run under end come out at the lower part of the lot.

When covdred with willows and straw and dirt this made the lot verjr

productive in this year. I bought a lot of Brother Jeffs for which I paid%0. This lot was joining mine _.

1874 Goudy Hogan, p. 43

at Cub River Mill. I also set out apple trees on these lots to the

amount of ^116, built a wagon shed 30 by 14 feet and a stream of spring

water running through to keep the wagons and machinery from drying.

I bought, a champion reaper and mower combined. I paid^l60. and

also bought a sulky rake for which I paid ^(50, also one machine to

sow small grain called Coram Seeder paid^ fO which I could sow and

harrow 10 acres per day and ride on the machine. This proved to be

a perfect machine. In this same year August at quarterly7 conference

at Logan I was called to take a mission to the Dixie land south with

my famil3r to help strengthen the southern settlement and help build

the temple that was begun there. There was some 30 families from

Cache Valley and 5 families from Richmond—mine, Marcus Funk,

Thomas Griffin, Joseph Hendricks, and William Harris. Cut of the

5 called from Richmond there was only myself and Funk who went. - This call was certainly the hardest mission that had been required

at my hand to break up my home and go with a large family some

400 miles into a country where the people had to haul nearly all ? their flour from the northern settlements. It set me thinking but at the same time I felt determined to try and. go. It was impossible to sell the farm as land was not selling good then. I owed some^700. mostly in cash and could not sell any land nor machinery nor arry produce. I had homesteaded a quarter section of land and was within

2 years of proving up and getting my title from, the government. I could not sell until I had my deed for the land. It seemed as though it were impossible for me to accept the call but I still felt determined to go. I had taken a contract to turnpike a county road across the wet bottoms of Cub River near where I lived for the amount of -$500 and had begun and done some of the work. One thing after another seemed to

stare me in the L-end p. 43]3 face to prevent me from going. I prayed ,,. »l > »-

1874 Goudy Hogan, p. 44

to the Lord to open up a way for me to go. I came across a man in Ogden that wished to buy 20 ton or loads or produce delivered in Ogden so I hired 4 box cars for which I had to pay ^(120. from

Richmond to Ogden and got nearly*500. in cash and with this and what

I made on the Counts?- road I paid all my debts with the Utah Northern

Railroad vouchers at discount and. this kind of mone3r I had plenty of.

I was willing to make a sacrifice to accomplish my mission. I rigged up 2 wagons with bags and cover and 2 span on one wagon and one span on the other. I had a riding horse to drive stock.

I lacked one team more to haul our bread stuff to last us one year, I tried to get another team to haul 25 sacks of flour that I needed in the southern part but I started anyway having faith that the ua.y would be opened. My family that went with me were (p. 24) W wife, Ann,

Nelson I4 years old, Alma 12, Anna 6 years, Goudy 4 l/2 and Margaret

3 years old. The wagon with one span to it was prepared to projections over the wheats, 2 coveres, small cooking stove in front and stove pipe up through the wagon cover so that my family could occupy the wagon' and cook in it and were comfortable as the wagon was not loaded.

I bid farewell to my family that I left. Ira was old enough to take care of the farm and work it. I left one pair of horses and. wagon to work the farm. I started with 40 head of sheep, 9 head of yearlings,

7 head of horses, and 2 cows. Started the 25th of October, came 15 miles to the Divide where we camped. It rained all night and we had to stand guard to keep the stock from going back. The next day we came 18 miles to North Springs near Brigham Cit3^ where we stopped with an old friend Gordon Beckstead. The next day we came 2.2 miles to Ogden Hole. There the Lord opened up the way that I bought one wagon and one pair of oxen of one man and one [end p. 44_j pair of 1874 Goudy Hogan, p. 45

oxen of another man that I paid for in railroad vouchers by making a large discount. ..hen I came to Sanpete I traded one of my guns, the improved Winchester, that I had paid $0> for 3 years before, for 40 bushels of whheat of Knut Peterson, then ELshop of

Ephraim. This fitted me out with 2 pair of cattle -and good wagon to haul my bread stuff to Dixie. I felt thankful to the Lord that he had heard my prayers, I also met with a merchant, Stevens, in Ogden Hole that I bought <|200. worth of boots, shoes, and saddle. This kind of pay was about as good as money to buy grain and hay along the road and to give my family and self a good under­ standing. This I also paid for in railroad vouchers at 50^ discount,

The 27th of Oct. went to Weber Bridge 8 miles, the 29th went to Bountiful where we stopped 4 days to rest and repair wagons to go to Salt Lake City to purchase outfit.

Nov. 2 - traveled south of city 5 railss. Nov. y - vent to Willow Creek 12 miles. Nov. 4 - Came to Lehi - 12 miles - lost some stock and found them in the evening, traveled 6 miles to Battle Creek. Nov. 6 - Came to Provo - 12 miles. Nov. 7 - Came to Pond Town - 12 Allies. There it snowed 8 inches in the night. Alma on horseback fell and sprained his ankle so that he had to be laid up for several days. This gave us great, trouble with our stock to drive.

(Statement written in pencil appears here) Continued on Page 5 (p. 1) - - - Go udy- Ho gan,- p» 46- •

Utah Historic Records Survey Federal Writers' Projects WPA Mabel Jarvis, St. George, Utah

Biography of Goudy E. Hogan

By

Himself and Daughter, Mrs. Josephine H. Adair

Goudy E. Hogan was born Sept. 16, 1829 in Tolnarken Tens Prestjold

Overy, Norway.

His parents, Erick Goudyson M. Hogan and Helga Hogan were very

religious people, belonging to the Lutheran Church.

In 1837 when Goudy was eight years olc1, he, with his father's

family left Norway for America to better their financial condition.

They sold their home and small farm for five hundred dollars, and

in the face of bitter opposition from relatives and friends, left

their native land, and settled in Illinois not far from Nauvoo.

Goudy was the eldest of five children, two of who died during the journey. The f ami le embraced the gosped in 1843 • Goudy was then

I4 years of age and had worked for strangers a considerable part of the six years the family had been in America.

During the winter of I846, he volunteered to join the Mormon

Battalion, but was rejected on account of his extreme youth. He endured man3r hardships during this and the following year before starting on the journey westward.

When nineteen years of age he, with his father's family arrived in Salt Lake Valley* September the twrenty-second, eighteen hundred forty- eight. They were among the first to settle beautiful, Davis County.

There for the fifth time in life, Goudy helped to build a home for his father. When it was completed they lost no time in moving in. night as they . ..

Goudy Hogan, p. 47

took their places around the table to partake of their evening meal,

consisting of course bread and milk, their hearts went up in gratitude

to God for the blessings they enjoyed. The Children danced and played.

How different was the wood floor to the sand one they had become accustomed to. Each one from father to babe enjoyed the contrast.

Life with its many cares would indeed be dull were it not broken at intervals by a diversity of thought and action.

It has been their constant thought to keep body and soul together.

But the last year had been more successful. Bountiful had a wonderful climate. Fruit and vegetables of all kinds could be grown there.

That night after the dishes had been cleared away, and all had expressed their gratitude for their cozy little home, they retired for the night, all except Goud3^ and his father. There seemed to be in each heart something to be unfolded, but they both sat in silence for some time. At last the father said, "My son, how would you like to have that corner down there for a building spot?" His father had noticed since the last company of emigrants had come in that his son (p. 2) had been spending some of his evenings at the

Nelson home where there were four young ladies. His father felt sure 1

Goudy was not going there without a purpose.

Goudy could, hardly wait to tell his father how much he appreciated this offer as he had been thinking very seriously about making a new home for himself, but he feared he might be asking too much. Finally when he thought time enough had elapsed, without seeming too much in a hurr\7, he said, "Father, I thought you wrere going to have that for your second wife."

"Yes, I did count on that, but you are deserving of that, and we will find another place for Auntie. You have been a dutiful son and Goudy Hogan, p. 48

have sacrificed for your father's family. You are now entitled to the blessings that come through true service. The oxen are yours to use.

You have the summer before you. Make hay while the sun shines. Get your timbers in while the roads are good. We will help you all we can," was the reply from his father.

After "Good nights" were said they retired to their beds, with light hearts. Next morning Goudy was up early surveying his building spot. He liked it better than he had anticipated, for it wras in a good location.

He must now make every turn count. He would be twent37--four his next birthday and that was quite old in those days not to be married.

He continued to visit the Nelson home. He had simmered the Nelson daughters -down to two, but the question was which of the two did he want. They were both beautiful. One had red hair, the other black.

His hair was a shade between the two, a rich auburn.

He felt sure tonight would decide the question. He made him­ self look his best. His shoulders were square, his form erect. His eyes were blue and his nose long and strAight. One could not mistake him for a real Norwegian. Sunday night was an opportune time to visit one's sweetheart. He had several blocks to walk, but he did not mind that. The air was crisp which had a tendency to hasten his footsteps. He would soon be there. As he turned, the corner before reaching the Nelson home, his heart beat faster than usual.

He was met at the door by Father Nelson, who said, "Come in, my younn Man." z.f at o

There was a similarity between the Norwegian and Danish languages which made it easy for them to understand each other. That night their hearts went back to their native land and loved ones - -

Goudy Hogan, p. 49 and their talk was of a land and people far remote from America.

And while Goudy was interested in that other land, his heart was with the Nelson daughters there before him. His eyes wandered from one to the other. The eldest was a gayer and more talkative girl and she seemed to captivate him for the time and he felt his problem was solved, that she was his choice of the two girls. He bade "good night" to the Nelson family and left with a light heart. But after entering his Ned that night slumber did not easily overtake him.

His mind was (p. 3) (Statement appearing on left top margin of page 3)

(Page two missing) busy and finally became troubled. After all he was not so sure about his choice. But whatever his choice might be all he would need a home. He worked early and late and the home progressed under his industry and skill.

Two weeks passed and he again visited the Nelson home. As he neared the place, he saw his golden-haired sweetheart standing at the gate to meet him. She was sure he would come this beautiful

Sunda3r evening. He greeted the girl tenderly and taking her by the

> arm led her into the house where he greeted the father and other members of the family and. spent a ver3^ pleasant evenin . But the golden haired daughter's jealousy was arroused by the attention of the young man to her dark haired sister and she did not fail to show it.

Goudy continued to visit the Nelson home and after getting the consent of her parents the young Brunette became the fiancee of young Hogan.

The new house was now finished and preparations were made to start the new year in it together. Only" on3 thing marred their happiness. Goudy Hogan, p. 50

The fair haired sister still loved 3roung Hogan and. was very jealous of

her sister's happiness. And as the time drew near for them to go to

the |_-end p. 49~1 Temple where the two would be united, the elder sister

asked that she might go along as a chaperon. She went and when the

couple were to be married she asked that she might become one of his

waives also, as It was then lawful in Utah for a man to have more than

one wife. Goudy was, at first, not in favor of it, but when his

fiancee gave her consent he gave his and as she was the elder sister

she became his first wife. This was in 1853. Thus were these young

people made to realize early in life the meaning of real sacrifice.

But they were not unmindful of the blessing of God to them in opening

their hearts to receive the gospel and bringing them to the valleys

of the mountains and they were somewhat prepared to live in unity

and peace together. They worked hard to gather around them the little day necessities of life as a twilight cams upon them each they surrounded

the family alter and gave thanks for the many blessings of the day.

Thus was harmony maintained.

"The first shall be last and the last shall be first," was verified when Miss Brunette, who had stood back at the marriage alter while her sister became the first wife, was the first to present her husband with a son. However, a beautiful girl came to her sister a few weeks later and all were happy.

Mr. Hogan must have tho sight a good deal of the Nelson family, for in 1837 he married a younger daughter, Anna, sweet and gentle, always considerate of the happiness of those about her.

As the family was increasing rapidly, Goudy felt he must get out where he could get some land on which to keep his family, so he went to Richmond, Cache Co., Utah and took up some land where he was able with the help of his family to raise a good living. Horses,, cows, Goudy Hogan, p. 51

chickens, pigs, sheep to feed; hay, grain potatoes, and other vege­

tables to raise, did not allow the children to grow up in idleness,

nor to Lend p. 501 squander their earnings on frivolities. Impliments

were needed and accessories of various kinds were necessity and all

learned to save and spend profitably. The lesson was verified on

this farm, that "The Lord helps those who help themselves." (p. 4)

Every Sunday morning the team, would be hitched to the wagon

and all would go to the place of worship and participate in the

spiritual blessings of the dajr, arriving home in time to do the

evening chores on the farm. -

In 1874, Goudy with other brethern of the church, was called

by President Young to settle the southern part of Utah, called Dixie.

He writes in his Journal: "I had learned that it was mors profitable

to accept all calls made of me by the authorit3r of the church.

I was unable to take all my family at that time so I took the family

that would be most profitable. My wife, Anna., had several boys

who would be able to help. So leaving' my two families on the farm

we started on our long journey southward, November 12. I stopped with

Bishop Peterson, whom I had crossed the Atlantic Ocean with thirty-

eight years before when we were small boys with our parents.

As we were traveling down Black Ridge, my son, Nels, who was

driving two span of oxen on a wagon heavily loaded, slipped and

fell and two wheels ran over his body. I was driving the team behind

him. I ran to his rescue, but to my ^reat surprise the boy was not

hurt. In a few minutes he was feack driving the team. This was indeed

a miracle for which I was very grateful.

On the seventh of December, we arrived safely at our destination - after two months travel. We liked the little town, of Leeds and V

Goudy Hogan, p. 51

my family rested there while I rode on to St. George, some eighteen

miles to find. Lend p. 51_ Goudy Hogan, p. 52

out from President Young where he wanted me to settle. The Presidency

gave their consent for us to stay in Leeds.

We immediately set to work to make our home her, setting out

orchards, vineyards and planting gardens and we soon became very

prosperous, as this was an ideal climate. While here, I received

the sad news, from my wife Bergetta of the death of our six year

old son, Erastus Paul. I started back for Richmond, Cache Co,

arriving there after a fifteen day journey, fluding my family well.

I spoke to a crowded congregation the next Sunday who were ajixious

to hear from Dixie.

After staying in Richmond, I started with my wife Bergetta, and

her two daughters Josephine and Charlotte, back to the southland

in company with Mr. Jeffs. We were attempting to drive some cattle,

but they were so hard to drive we gave it up, went back to Richmond

and left the family there for another 3rear, and started to Dixie

with Mr. Jeffs. Arriving home I found my wife, Anna, had been very

ill with maleria fever.

In December, I was appointed Presiding Bishop in Leeds and. voted on by the voice of the people and I felt to put my trust in

the Lord and do the best I could.

In 1876 I received from my brother Paul, the news of my father's death, which occurred on the twenty-first of June, after having been

in ill health for several years. He was seventy-four years old.

July eighteenth, eighteen seventy-six, with my son Alma, I

started again for Cache County to look after interests there and bring back a load, of supplies for the family. We went four hundred miles

in seventeen days. Found everything in a good condition under the supervision of my eldest sen, Ira. (p. 5) Goudy Hogan, p. 53

I now started back October second, with my first wife Christina, sunshine

and her two children, Lovina and Heber for the tt_ A8n(d P» 52_J

Driving cattle made this journey very tedious. On my arrival

I was confronted with the sad news of the death of my daughter, Olena,

whom I had never seen, having been born nine months previous and died

one week before my arrival home.

I was present at the dedication of part of the St. George Temple

on the first of January >877 (1877). The spirit of the Lord wras

poured out on the Prophet Brigham Young and the Twelve Apostles and

congregation present.

The following April sixth, the general conference was held in (

j the St. George Temple at which I was present when the remainder of the Temple was dedicated.

The Prophet Brigham Young spoke with great power and smote the

• stant with his Walking cane and made a mark that I have seen since.

This was the last conference Brigham Young attended.

April thirteenth, President Brigham Young with Brigham Young Jr.

laid their hands upon my head and set me apart as HLshop of the Leeds ward, President Young being the mouth. At the same tine recommended me the Temple for my second annointing which I received with my two wives a few days later, great blessings being promised to us through

this ordinance.

In March I had taken a trip to Orderville, some eithty miles to see the -neople who were living in the United Order. I partook of the good spirit that prevailed among that people and was very favorably impressed with the system under which they were living. I reported to President Young, the spiritual and temporal unit]/ exisiting there and of the United Order and asked for his advice on the matter. My plan was to have the larger families of 3roung people go to Orderville and was to have these who had no families to come to Leeds and all under the supervision of Goudy Hogan, p. 54

the authorities of the Order. The outside influence on young boys and

girls was not so good in Leeds at tha- time due to the Silver Reef

Mining camp near by. President Young understood the conditions and

sanctioned- the movement and wrote a letter to me and some others calling us to go to Orderville. Some who had been called, on missions were asked to consider the move to Orderville a mission as important as a mission to the world and their calls into the world were cancelled.

It'was rather hard for some of the brothern, but they accepted and after making arrangements with Bishop Orson F. Spencer of Orderville we were prepared to move. Leaving Leeds May 28th we arrived in Order­ ville June 3, and turning my property into the common fund we came full fledged citizens of the United Order.

On the twenty-seventh of July, I started for Richmond to get my wife Bergetta and two daughters, Josephine and Charlotte and on the first of October left Richmond for the south. We arrived in

Salt Lake in time for October conference and arriving in Orderville

October twenty-ninth, eighteen seventy-seven. I was appointed to work in the garden and vineyard and enjoyed my labors very much in the Order, (p. 6)

I received a letter from Joseph Young, counsellor of the Seventies to to see if I was prepared to go on a Scandanavian mission. I answered in the affirmative and on August sixteenth, received a telegram from

President Taylor, to be ready to leave Salt Lake with a company of

Elders going to Europe on the third of September. I received a pat- riarchal blessing from Patriarch Elijah Billingsley of Orderville and on the twenty-third of August, left my family and friends for a foreign land. I traveled horseback for five days and took the train for Salt Lake.

I was set apart for my mission by President Woodruff. He promised me that I would go in peace and return in safety and. that I should lift • . - - -

Goudy Hogan, p. 55 up my voice loud and long in proclaiming the gosped to the nations of the earth which was all gloriously fulfilled.

Leaving Salt Lake September 3, 1877, I travelled with Orson Pratt and Joseph F. Smith and. eight, other missionaries arriving in New York after five days1 travel. Saw many sights of interest there and set sail on the steamer, Iona, September tenth for Europe. Arriving in Liverpool, September twentieth. I stayed at the Church office for about three hours, took the train across the continent to Hull then took the steamship Hamberg in which we were two days crossing the North Sea, then by train and steamboat alternately until we landed in the Capitol of Denmark, Copenhagen.

I was received kindly by the President of the Scandavivian

Mission also by the European Mission President, William Budge, from

England. I was appointed to labor in Norway, by native land. After a few more days I landed in Christiana the Capitol of Norway. Forty- one years had elapsed since I left my native land and here I was back with a message of salvation to my own people. Conference convened the day after my arrival and I was called upon to speak in my native tongue.

I found it ver3/- hard but through the blessings of the Lord I improved rapidly. I was given the priviliege of visiting my relatives about one hundred miles distance before starting upon my field of labor.

They treated me kindly, but were not interested in my message. How­ ever, after spending two months with them I left with the promise that I would call again before I left Norway. I met a number of relatives who had entertained my father when he was here on a mission twenty-five years age, and they were much astonished to see his son back on the same mission.

My father had given one of his brothers a book of Mormon. I inquired about the book and my uncle said he had never read it and thought --- - •• - »«Cr©ud--UWU.bl._Yy flUkoiii-.-Hogan-, p4J-%. 5OU6 -.. -- - »*•.! his- son had burned it up. The son said he had been tempted to burn it but

[_end p. 5jj was not sure that he had. I insisted that he look for it anyway, as it was dear to me as it had been the tool which my father had used in proclaiming the gosped. On searching, the book was found in a pile of rubbish. I was very grateful and paid my cousin a watch chain costing me seven dollars. They felt well-paid for not burning the book.

I visited the old homestead that my Grandfather had build and where my father had lived as a little child. It had been build over a hundred years ago. It thrilled me to have the privilege of bein * in ray father's childhood home and I offered, up my thanks to God for such a privilege. I obtained a school house in this neighborhood and held my first meeting, which, was quite a success, due to the blessings of the Lod. (P. 7)

I found my people very numerous and they were all fine built, good looking, respectable people. I visited the estate where my grandfather Goudy was born, which was also the birthplace of my great grandfather Erick, my great great grandfather Alls, and my great great great grandfather Askroon. This estate was called the

Surgaarden Estate, named from my cousin Paul Surgaarden. Here on the grainery door was painted in large size, the picture of my grand­ father and his brother, Erick, riding horses. They were dressed in short pants with buttons just below the knee. They were noble looking men.

While visiting I gathered all the genealogy I could get.

This country being very mountainous, I travelled by foot. Many previous missionaries I learned, had endured many hardships in travelling through this country, and had not been treated so kindly by the people, but I felt to put my entire trust in God and consequently was provided with meals and bed most of the time. On one occasion after inquiring Goudy Hogan, p. 57

for food and lodging at a number of homes, I knelt down and poured

out my gratitude to God for his blessings and asked him to soften

the hearts of the people toward me. At the next house I was taken

in by the man of the house, but after talking to him a short time I

disclosed my identity at which the man rose hurriedly and. said, "You

cannot stay her any longer. My wife will be here an3r moment and she

is a Mormon hater and we cannot allow you to stay."

I tried to reason with him but to no avail. However, he said he would go with me to the next place. He did so, then left me.

Through tl Is saying came to my mind "Be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves." I cams to a tavern and decided would not tell them who I was until I should become acquainted. I was treated very cordially for in my conversation I disclosed that I was from

America and was on an extended visit back to my native land. I talked freely about America .and everyone became interested, but just before

I was ready to leave, the question of the Mormons came up and after getting them very curious I broke the news that I was a Mormon missionary,

The women almost fainted but soon all were gathered around me and I had the privilege of explaining something about our people and they were very much changed in their opinions of our people, thanks to the blessings of the Lord.

I was made President of one of the branches of the Church shortly after entering my field of labor. I found the saints in Norway were faithful as a rule in the payment of their tithes, in attendance at meetings, in their prayers and keeping the Sabbath day holy. They had a great deal of faith in administrations and in cases of sickness many times our administrations were rewarded with immediate recovery. I gave all the honor and. glory to God for little good I did while on my mission.

I often felt very weak and in order to gain strength I fasted for

em Goudy Hogan, p. 58 and three days at a time and would retire to the mountains and study and pray which gave me much strength. For we read in the New Testament that there were certain evil spirits which could not be cast out except through fasting and pra3>-er. I feel assured that through ray efforts with the blessings of the Lord a few converts were made, but I am sorry that not one of my relatives accepted the gospel at that time though I labored diligently among them. I left literature with them and. felt that I had done my duty and could shake the dust from my feet as my father had done twenty-five years before as lie stood ready to leave for America, (p. 8)

On the first of June 1880, I received my release to retiirn home.

I had made many friends and many tears were shed as I left my field of labor.

After landing in America, I went to Iowa where I had lived before coming to Utah. Here met and talked the gospel with some of my old school friends.

•

I visited, the Carthage Jail where Joseph and Hyrum Smith were martyred in cold blood and saw the bullet hole made in the jail door.

I went to NAUVOO and visited the Temple grounds, but there was not one stone left on another. Stopped in the Nauvoo House over night with Mr. Bidamon who married Emma Smith after the death of the Prophet.

I went from here to Ray County, Missouri, and had the pleasure of conversing with David Whitmer, one of the three witnesses of the Book of Mormon. He declared that every word was true as stated.

I then took the train to Salt Lake Cit^r and "reported my mission to

President Taylor and received his blessing, I went then to Richmond,

Cache County, Utah, where my wife Anna was now living, having moved back there during my absence. After spending the winter here I went back to

Orderville. The Earshall Band came to meet me and welcome me home from my mission. Goudy Hogan, p. 59

I was appointed to labor in the garden. Then I was sent North to purchase machinery for a woolen factory which I did. It cost the Order

#800.00.

This ends my father's account of himself. Shortly after my father's return from his mission his health began to fail, having contracted rheumatism in the cold regions of Norway. He suffered for a number of years and finally succumbed to this disease, January 30, 1898.

He was the father of twenty-five children who revere and honor his name. He was a devoted husband and a faithful Latter Day Saint. Always * exact and punctual in the performance of his duties. He was an honest tithe payer and contributed.thousands of dollars to charitable purposes and passes away owing no man. (The remainder of page 8 is blank.)

(P. i)

(Statement written in pencil appearing on top of next page which is not numbered)

This Is My Grandfather & Mother on My Mother side Charlotte Ve Atkin

KNUD CHRESTENSEN NELSON

BY

MARGARET N, HOGAN

Knud G. Nelson was born November 24, 1795 in Oppelstrup, Aalborg

Aut, Denmark. He lived at home with his parents until he was twelve years old; then he went to work ^or his uncle with whom he resided for a number of 3/ears. Later he worked for a minister for five years.

It was probably in the year 1829 that, he married Karen Margrette

Chrestensen who was also born in Oppelstrup, Denmark, November 28, 1803. Knud Chrestensen Nelson, p. 60

To this couple were born eleven children, six boys and five girls, three dying in infancy." Those living were: Chresten, J*nj, Nels, Christian,

Christiana, Bergetta, Ann, and Mary Nelson.

Soon after their marriage they moved to Kjelgaarden where Mr. Nelson bought a farm. Because of his thrift and economy he was soon able to purchase more land, and make a very comfortable home. He was a natural stockman and one of the first in that part of the country to fatten cattle on a small scale for the market. This business made him financially independent.

He was also interested in public welfare, acting as a school trustee for a number of j^ears. Because of his kindness and honest:/ he was beloved and respected by the community.

This family belonged to the Lutheran Church and were very zealous t/ CAl t? in their belief. Mr. Nelson's faith in the Bible was very sincere. If he did not go to church on Sunday, he would call the family together, read the Bible and discuss religious topics as they understood them; but he was not entirely satisfied with the Luteran doctrine, and In

y about the year 1847 he joined the Baptist Church. Three years later in i860 he first heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from missionaries who were preaching in Aslborg. He immediately became interested in this new doctrine. On December 27, I65D, Elder George P.

Dykes visited the Nelson home and. preached the Gospel to the family.

On Januar3/ 1, 18^1 both Mr. and M'rs. Nelson were baptized into the

Church. The following summer, Apostle Erastus Snow held meetings at their home. He also organised a branch of the Aslborg Conference, known as the Kjolgaar^on Branch. August 1, 1852, Mr. Nelson was ordained an

Elder and Partrlarch in Aslborg.

Earl3r in 1852 he sold his farm and. on September 8 of the same year, - •

Knud Chrestensen Nelson, p. 61

with his family, left their comfortable home and moved to Copenhagen, where they resided a few months, making preparations to go to Utah.

On December 20, 1852 with a company of saints, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson and

seven children, Jens, Nels, Christian, Christiana, Bergetta (this is My

Mother Name)•Ann, and Mary, bade farewell to their native land. The oldest son, Chresten, did not go with them as he was called from Den- mark to do missionary work in Norway where he was imprisoned, having nothing to eat but bread and water, for preaching the gospel.

( )• Statement written in pencil.